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Suggest Remedy For Swelling And Pain In Toe

MY LEFT BIG TOE STARTED HURTING YESTERDAY ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE DAY. IT IS RED SWOLLEN AND STIFF WITH OCCASIONAL SHARP STABBING PAIN. VERY DIFFICULT TO WALK ON, AND SENSITIVE TO TOUCH. WHEN THE SHARP PAIN STARTS IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE DENTIST HITTING A NERVE. ANY IDEAS?
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Hello!

with regards to you history ,Pain in the toe also( HALLUX PAIN) can arise due to abnormalities or injury to any of the structures in the toe, including skin, nerves, bones, blood vessels, and soft tissues. Toe pain is a fairly common symptom, since our feet are constantly exposed to injury by walking and moving around.

common causes of toe pain include ingrown toenails, cuts or scrapes, other injuries, blisters, and corns and calluses

Other causes of this includes Arthritis and infections! in your case since the pain is excruciating we will have to rule out GOUT , which cause swelling of the big toe with extreme pain!

Suggestion : Get you uric acid levels checked and xray foot to see if there is any other abnormalities! analgesics and some ice pack should relive your pain temporarily!
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Suggest Remedy For Swelling And Pain In Toe

Hello! with regards to you history ,Pain in the toe also( HALLUX PAIN) can arise due to abnormalities or injury to any of the structures in the toe, including skin, nerves, bones, blood vessels, and soft tissues. Toe pain is a fairly common symptom, since our feet are constantly exposed to injury by walking and moving around. common causes of toe pain include ingrown toenails, cuts or scrapes, other injuries, blisters, and corns and calluses Other causes of this includes Arthritis and infections! in your case since the pain is excruciating we will have to rule out GOUT , which cause swelling of the big toe with extreme pain! Suggestion : Get you uric acid levels checked and xray foot to see if there is any other abnormalities! analgesics and some ice pack should relive your pain temporarily!